Green-winged Pytilia

Green-winged Pytilia

Pytilia melba

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Mana Pools National Park
91 Verified records at Mana Pools National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The green-winged pytilia (Pytilia melba) is a small colourful seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, though it is more rarely seen in central, far southern and coastal western parts of the continent. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-winged Pytilia sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 91 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
12 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
15 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
16 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
18 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
19 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
20 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
21 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
22 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
24 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
25 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
26 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
27 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
28 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
29 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
30 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
32 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
33 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
36 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
39 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
40 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green-winged Pytilia in Mana Pools National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Green-winged Pytilia sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 91 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green-winged Pytilia in Mana Pools National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Green-winged Pytilia in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.

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